diff --git a/beem/comment.py b/beem/comment.py
index e9774eafe0f0a945c5d710061fcea1bd44704588..c4519d3e526e293de5b8631f63368b5e32d96c0e 100644
--- a/beem/comment.py
+++ b/beem/comment.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class Comment(BlockchainObject):
         vote_weight = int(weight * STEEMIT_1_PERCENT)
         if vote_weight > STEEMIT_100_PERCENT:
             vote_weight = STEEMIT_100_PERCENT
-        if vote_weight < STEEMIT_100_PERCENT:
+        if vote_weight < -STEEMIT_100_PERCENT:
             vote_weight = -STEEMIT_100_PERCENT
 
         op = operations.Vote(